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Expanding your
transit choices
2020 Progress Report
Eastside
Doubling your destinations
within the next 5 years
Eastside residents:
During the next five years, Sound Transit is dramatically changing
how we all get around the region.
From 2021 to 2024, we’ll more than double your Link light rail destinations,
opening new service to Northgate, Bellevue, Lynnwood, Federal Way,
Redmond and the Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma. Also by 2024, we’ll
launch new Stride bus rapid transit on I-405, SR 518, SR 522 and
NE 145th, and open new parking and access improvements at
Sounder stations.
At the same time, we’re advancing other Link and Sounder projects
described in this report, making it easier for you to get to work and home
and to Seahawks games, college classes and Tacoma Dome concerts.
This progress report is just one way for us to stay in touch. For more
information, check out our website, subscribe to updates and get involved
with the projects that interest you most.
Peter Rogoff, Sound Transit CEO
soundtransit.org/2020report
More inside:
pg. 2-6 Milestones we’re meeting to bring new transit
to the Eastside
pg. 7 The system we’re building, including timelines
for new service
pg. 10-11 Tips for riding Sound Transit and where we can take you
pg. 12-13 How we finance construction and operation
of the expanded system
At Sound Transit we are connecting more people to more places to make life better
and create equitable opportunities for all.
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More transit coming to the Eastside
Brickyard
Link light rail Stride bus rapid transit
East Link Extension service on I-405 and
(in construction) SR 522 starts in 2024
New downtown Totem Lake/ pg 6
Bellevue tunnel Kingsgate
Downtown Redmond
Link Extension
(in construction)
South Kirkland–
Issaquah Link Service to
(final route to be determined) Downtown Redmond
opens in 2024
Stride bus rapid transit
I-405 service (in planning)
NE 85th pg 4
Downtown
Kirkland Redmond
SE Redmond
New parking
Existing parking Redmond New park-and-ride
Bridle Trails
State Park opens in 2024
South
Redmond NE 40th St
pg 6
Technology
520 Kirkland
North
Sammamish
Spring Overlake
District/ Village
120th
Bellevue Bel-Red/ Service to
Downtown 130th
NE 8th St
Redmond Technology
NE 6th St Wilburton
Main St
opens in 2023
East Main
Lake Washington
pg
Lake Sammamish
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Bellevue
Mercer
Island
South Richards
77th Ave SE
80th Ave SE
Bellevue Road Eastgate
Lake
Sammamish
Mercer
Island
South Kirkland-
Issaquah Link
opens in 2041
New South Renton
Transit Center
pg 4 Issaquah
pg 6 opens in 2024 Issaquah
NE 44th
Renton N
Read on for progress updates
East Link service on schedule
to open in 2023
Downtown Bellevue to a Huskies game in
31 minutes // Opens 2023
East Link Extension
10 new stations including Mercer Island, South Bellevue, Downtown Bellevue,
the Spring District and Redmond’s Overlake neighborhood.
1,400 additional parking spaces, local transit routes as well as bike and
pedestrian paths to connect riders to stations.
2019 progress
• Completed I-405 and I-90 overpasses.
• Finishing work on downtown Bellevue tunnel.
• Laying track on I-90 floating bridge.
• Restoring wetlands near Mercer Slough, Kelsey Creek and other
construction sites.
2020 look-ahead
omplete construction of Mercer Island, Overlake Village and Redmond
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Technology stations.
Subscribe for the latest news and project updates:
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Downtown Bellevue
to Marymoor Park in
15 minutes // Opens 2024
Downtown Redmond Link Extension
2 new stations: SE Redmond
near Marymoor Village and
Downtown Redmond.
1,400-stall parking garage at SE
Redmond, local bus routes and easy
pedestrian and bike access from
nearby trails.
2019 progress
• Selected contractor to finalize
design and build the project.
• Celebrated project groundbreaking.
2020 look-ahead
Early construction activity.
South Kirkland to
Issaquah in about
25 minutes // Opens 2041
South Kirkland – Issaquah Link
New light rail line serving seven stations.
Planning starts in 2027.
East Link tracks on I-90 Bridge.
See how we’re solving the challenge
of building light rail on a floating bridge.
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1 Open the Camera app on
your phone.
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2-3 seconds.
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soundtransit.org/eastside
In January 2020, we began connecting our new Eastside light rail line to the
existing line in downtown Seattle. Work will continue into March. In 2023, fast
Link service extends to Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond. Learn about
service changes during this time at soundtransit.org/connect2020.
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Light rail spurs business development
and affordable housing
The arrival of light rail has encouraged Across the street from the Spring
many large employers to expand to District, Sound Transit’s Operations
the Eastside, citing easy access to and Maintenance Facility East is in
transit for their workers. The Spring the final stages of construction. When
District is an emerging master-planned East Link service starts in 2023,
development anchored by a light rail light rail trains delivering riders from
station. It’s home to REI headquarters, Redmond to Northgate will come to
Facebook offices, hundreds of the OMFE each night to be cleaned,
apartments, and the Global Innovation serviced and stored before taking to
Exchange, an educational partnership the rails again by 5 a.m.
between the University of Washington,
But this project is about more than
Tsinghua University and Microsoft.
taking care of trains. Sound Transit
and the City of Bellevue have
partnered to connect the OMFE
with the Spring District. When land
is no longer needed for OMFE
construction, it will be transformed
into a range of transit oriented
development, from affordable
housing to retail, office and
public space.
All will be easy to reach when
the Spring District/120th Station
opens across the street, while the
new adjacent Eastrail will provide
a convenient connection for those
walking or biking to the station.
The Spring District is growing.
Helping you make your connection
In 2019 Sound Transit announced recipients of the first round of System
Access Fund grants for projects that make it easier and more convenient to
get to transit. With funding totaling more than $40 million in this initial round
of grants, we are partnering with local cities and counties to help pay for
pedestrian and bike safety improvements in Kenmore and many other projects.
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Building faster bus connections
Lynnwood to Bellevue in 33 minutes
// Starts 2024
Stride bus rapid transit on I-405, SR 518, SR 522 and NE 145th
Stride, a new BRT service, will offer fast, frequent and reliable bus
travel to destinations on highways and arterials north, east and south of
Lake Washington.
Buses run as often as every 10 minutes. Stations will be designed for fast
arrivals and departures.
Park-and-ride facilities at new NE 44th and South Renton stations.
Connects to Link light rail at Shoreline, Lynnwood, Bellevue and Tukwila.
2019 progress
• Refined project to take advantage of new Express Toll Lanes,
cutting Lynnwood to Bellevue travel time by 40%.
• Conducted outreach to inform and gather comments from
communities along the route.
• Performed fieldwork, technical analysis and environmental study.
2020 look-ahead
WSDOT starts construction of I-405 Renton-to-Bellevue Widening
and Express Toll Lanes project, which includes the new NE 44th Stride
station in Renton.
North Sammamish park-and-ride // Opens 2024
Up to 200 spaces with local transit connections.
2019 progress
Potential sites identified and studied.
2020 look-ahead
Determine preferred location in partnership with City of Sammamish
and King County Metro.
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So much more by 2024 Complete voter-approved system in 2041
Getting around is
getting easier
Link light rail
Future service: 2024
2036 Everett
Everett–Seattle–West Seattle Mukilteo
2021
Redmond–Seattle–Mariner
Ballard–Seattle–Tacoma
Issaquah–Bellevue–South Kirkland 2036
Link to Northgate Tacoma Dome–Tacoma
Community College
A 7-minute ride takes you from Husky In service:
Stadium to the new NHL practice Univ. of Washington–Angle Lake Lynnwood
facility at Northgate. Tacoma Dome –Theater District 2024
2024
Edmonds
Sounder trains
Bothell
2022 Future service:
DuPont–Lakewood
Lake Forest
Park Kenmore
Woodinville
In service: 2024
Tacoma Link to Hilltop Sounder North (Everett–Seattle) Shoreline
Grab lunch in the Stadium District Sounder South (Lakewood–Seattle)
between classes at UW Tacoma. Northgate
Bus 2021
2024
Future service:
More parking Redmond
Stride bus rapid transit (BRT)
New garages at Puyallup (opens 2022) Ballard 2035
Kirkland 2024
In service:
and Sumner (opens 2023) make it
ST Express bus
UW 2023 North
Sammamish
easier to leave the car behind and relax 2041
your way to work on Sounder. Added capacity
Parking improvements
Seattle Bellevue
2024 Open/completion date
2023 2030
Mercer
East Link to Redmond Technology West Island
Ride from Northgate to the Microsoft Seattle 2041
campus, or hop on at Bellevue’s new Renton Issaquah
Spring District neighborhood or Mercer
Island and cross Lake Washington to
downtown Seattle or the U District. 2024
South Renton
Burien Tukwila
2024 SeaTac/Airport
Angle Lake
Extending Link north, south, east
Ungrip the steering wheel and fly by Kent
Kent/Des Moines 2024
traffic on your way north to Lynnwood,
south to Federal Way and east to
Downtown Redmond. 2024
Stride on up to new bus rapid transit Tacoma Federal Way Auburn
No schedule needed to get you to 2024
destinations on I-405, SR 518, SR 522
2039
or NE 145th St. Step off a Stride bus Tacoma 2030
and onto Link light rail at Shoreline,
Tacoma Dome Fife
Community 2022
Lynnwood, Bellevue or Tukwila. College
2023
More parking
South Tacoma 2022 Sumner
Lots more parking plus new bike
Puyallup
and pedestrian paths give you more Lakewood Bonney Lake
connections to transit at North
Sammamish as well as Kent,
Tillicum
Auburn, Edmonds and Mukilteo
Sounder stations. 2036
DuPont soundtransit.org/2020report
Transit gives you choices
Link light rail, Sounder and bus rapid transit (BRT) provide fast,
reliable and traffic-free transportation choices. More people each
year are letting go of the steering wheel and instead choosing to:
Read the sports section
Binge watch that new series
Save money for vacation
Breathe deeply and enjoy the view
Leave the air cleaner
Our region leads the nation
in transit ridership growth
With 28 new light rail stations and new 2025
BRT service opening in just the next
five years, ridership will continue to 2022 337,800
grow dramatically. 2018
221,400
2010 160,200
75,500 Daily Sound Transit riders
8Transit benefits everyone
Whether you use Sound Transit services or not, the growing network of light rail,
Sounder trains, ST Express buses and BRT lines coordinating with local bus
service improves your daily travel. Given a reliable, comfortable alternative to
driving, hundreds of thousands of people choose transit every day, helping make
travel easier for those who need to drive.
Trains can move more people in less space
Link trains arrive every 4–6 minutes
during peak hours.
1 light rail train
of 4 cars 10 buses
500
(200 people (80 people
per car) per bus)
cars
(average 1.6 passengers per car)
9How to ride
soundtransit.org/how-to-ride
Use our mobile-friendly Trip Planner to see where to
Plan catch your ride and find schedules for your trip.
Pay & Ride
To ride Link or Sounder, use the ticket machines at the station to buy:
ORCA card Single ticket
It’s the easy way to pay for multiple Pay with cash or
rides on Sound Transit and other card to purchase a
local transit services.
single ticket.
Buy a pass for unlimited rides or
load cash value to pay as you go
and save on transfers.
To ride an ST Express bus
ORCA card Exact change
Tap your ORCA card Pay with exact change
when boarding. when boarding.
To ride Link, Sounder and ST Express bus
Transit GO Ticket app
Buy your single ticket anywhere with the Transit GO Ticket app.
Don’t forget to activate your ticket before boarding and
show your screen to the fare enforcement officer if asked.
Senior or disabled reduced fare
The Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP) is available for those over
the age of 65 and riders with disabilities. Apply for an RRFP card at an
ORCA customer service office. The card is free.
ORCA LIFT for income-qualified riders
If you qualify, you can save up to 66% on Sound Transit and many other
local transit services with an ORCA LIFT card registered to your name.
It works just like a regular ORCA card. Go online to learn how to qualify.
Apply for a card at an ORCA customer service office.
10Ride tip Connect to new light rail stations
When riding Link or Catch a bus to the train
Sounder trains, tap your Sound Transit is coordinating with King County
ORCA card on a yellow Metro and Community Transit to get you to
card reader at the start fast, reliable light rail and Stride BRT when
and end of your trip. those services open on the Eastside. Check
ORCA calculates the the Trip Planner for your most direct route.
cost of your trip and
Find Eastside transit parking
deducts that amount
Locations are listed on our website.
from your account.
On buses, tap the reader Safely walk, bike or get dropped off
by the driver. No need to Bike and walking trails as well as pick-up and
tap off a bus ride. drop-off locations offer easy ways to access
transit. Scope out your local station online.
11Voter-approved transit funding
Paying for transit construction, operations and maintenance takes a combination
of local taxes approved by voters, as well as grants, proceeds from debt, fares
and other miscellaneous sources. Local tax sources include Sales and Use Tax,
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, Property Tax and Rental Car Tax.
Funding sources and uses: 2017–2041 (in billions)
Sources: $97.9B Uses: $97.9B
State
Operations and
maintenance of good
Federal repair
grants $23.9
Local taxes $5.9
$8
$64.5 Light rail
Debt Debt
$42.5 service
$17.9 Reserves
$15.6 and other
$0.8
Fares Interest Bus rapid
and other earnings transit
Systemwide
$7 $0.5 $2.1
$1.5
Regional Sounder $3.4
express bus
$1 Tacoma Link $1.2
2020 Sound Transit Board of Directors
Eastside representatives
Kent Keel, Chair, Joe McDermott,
University Place Councilmember King County Council Vice Chair
Dow Constantine, Vice Chair, Roger Millar, Washington State
King County Executive Secretary of Transportation
Paul Roberts, Vice Chair, Ed Prince, Renton Councilmember
Everett Councilmember Kim Roscoe, Fife Mayor
Nancy Backus, Auburn Mayor Nicola Smith, Lynnwood Mayor
David Baker, Kenmore Mayor Dave Somers, Snohomish County Executive
Claudia Balducci, King County Council Chair Dave Upthegrove, King County Councilmember
Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive Pete von Reichbauer,
Jenny Durkan, Seattle Mayor King County Councilmember
Debora Juarez, Seattle Councilmember Victoria Woodards, Tacoma Mayor
12Pressures on project costs
The region’s hot construction market is increasing costs of labor, land and
materials. As a result, Sound Transit has updated its financial plan to assume
higher rates of inflation. Despite recent cost increases, projects remain on
timelines consistent with voter-approved plans.
Background on Motor Vehicle Excise Tax collections
Initiative 976, adopted last November, seeks to reduce certain state and local
vehicle license taxes. The initiative allows, and state law requires, Sound
Transit to continue collecting its current voter-approved Motor Vehicle Excise
Tax and its Rental Car Tax until all bond and other debts secured by the taxes
are repaid. The initiative seeks to have Sound Transit accelerate repayment of
these bonds and other debts, at which point the Sound Transit MVET could
be reduced or eliminated.
At the Sound Transit Board’s direction, the agency will continue to monitor
recent litigation initiated by other jurisdictions to determine whether I-976 is
constitutional and enforceable, and will evaluate legal issues specific to
Sound Transit.
To repay its bonds and debts early, Sound Transit would have to collect
additional taxes and divert revenues from transit projects in order to pay the
cost of bond defeasance, refinancing or retirement. In addition, early bond
and debt repayment in order to eliminate a projected $7.2 billion in MVET and
Rental Car Tax revenue would require cutting or significantly delaying projects
and services described in this report.
As of printing this report in mid-January, the agency is also defending against
two other lawsuits that seek to reduce or eliminate Sound Transit’s MVET.
Updates on developments related to the MVET, including further information
on implications if agency revenues were reduced, is available at
soundtransit.org/MVET.
Benefit of sound financial management
Because of our history of strong financial management and clean audits,
Sound Transit enjoys one of the highest bond ratings of any transit
agency in the country, allowing us to obtain loans at lower interest rates,
which saves taxpayer dollars.
Tax rollback
After the voter-approved capital projects in ST3, ST2 and Sound Move
are completed and all debt is retired, Sound Transit will implement a tax
rollback to a level necessary to pay for permanent operations, including
system operations and maintenance, fare administration, capital
replacement, and ongoing systemwide costs and reserves.
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